Must-Have Utility Apps To Get The Most Out of Your Phone

March 26th, 2013 by Nicole

Smart phones and tablets are powerful devices that use up a lot of computing and battery life. However, there are plenty of utility apps available to help you get the most bang for your buck and help your devices perform better and more efficiently. Here are three apps to help you manage your wifi connection, speed, battery life, and data.

Utility Apps To Maximize Smartphone Performance

Useless Apps Remover

Yes, you read right. The name says it all. This app provides information on all the apps installed on your device like which apps you use the most, storage and data use, and which apps are unused and just taking up space. The app cost $.99 and is available for Android devices.

Onavo Extend

This app helps you get more from your data plan by compressing data – up to five times as much, which allows you to send and receive more data as you need to. The app is free and is available for iPhone and Android devices.

“By compressing your data, Onavo Extend can increase the power of data plan by up to 500% — giving you the ability to do up to five times more with your current data plan without any additional fees or hassles. In addition to extending your data plan, Onavo Extend also provides you with a breakdown of your data usage. With this information, you can see how much data is being consumed by each app and make better informed data usage choices.” (www.onavo.com)

GreenPower Battery Saver

Manage your WiFi, mobile data, and Bluetooth more efficiently by installing the GreenPower app. “GreenPower is fully automatic: Once configured, it runs and saves your battery by itself. It does so by smartly managing WiFi, Mobile data & Bluetooth: Turning them off when you don’t need them, but ensure minimum disturbance: Automatic turned ON when needed by you or by other apps, like your gmail for instance.” (binary-mango.com/greenpower)